OPA grants appeal filed by SSFM (Saipan), Inc. based on timeliness of filing protest
(July 24, 2002)
This is a decision on an appeal filed by SSFM (Saipan), Inc.(SSFM) from the denial of its protest by the Director of the Division of Procurement and Supply (P&S) pertaining to the solicitation of A&E design for the CNMI Veteran's Memorial Cemetery under Request for Proposal No. DPW01-RFP-023 ["RFP-023"] by the Department of Public Works (DPW). The Office of the Public Auditor (OPA) has jurisdiction of this appeal pursuant to Section 6-102 of the CNMI Procurement Regulations (CNMI-PR).
The Public Auditor grants the appeal on the issue of timeliness of the filing of the protest and remands the matter to the Division of Procurement and Supply for a decision on the merits of the remaining arguments raised by SSFM.
